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MEDIA CANDY The World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 20 Years Old Getty is going to offer AI-generated images after all The WGA strike ends with protections against AI set in place
APPS & DOODADS macOS Sonoma is now available GeoDefense HD Tinder’s $500 a month tier is here Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water
AT THE LIBRARY Quantum Radio by AG Riddle Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches Collection) by John Scalzi Making It So - A Memoir by Patrick Stewart 42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams by Douglas Adams & Kevin Jon Davies Foundation by Isaac Asimov Starter Villain by John Scalzi
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